The Indiana Pacers were just getting ready to surge when the NBA season was unexpectedly put on hold due to concerns over the ongoing global pandemic.
Victor Oladipo was finally starting to look like himself again after spending his first 10 games or so getting back into a rhythm, more than a year removed from real games and joining a team that looked markedly different from last year’s squad.
Domantas Sabonis was finishing up the best year of his career and continuing to find ways to gel with his frontcourt partner in Myles Turner and with the second unit, where he spends a fair amount of his playing time.